The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-09
IN a GREAT HOTEL KITCHEN.
now zHr COOKING rs DONE roR z1Es
GUESTS or THE FIFTH ATHNUR

ur,ehf,ss fsr Early Hsras-Fcvty Feed 81
ls.r~e. 70 say Nothine ef the Muse Cai-
arsrs and Rsssttne spits-The Mishty
Dinner sna enc suppsr NJ Mtdnisht.
"Let mo have few grapes, some oatmeal,
q chop UNDERGONE. with Baratogas. French
roll, and pot Of coffee. And DO quick. please.
I've got to catch train"
This hurried command emanated nom a
sleepy young man Of fashionable attire who
enjoyed in solitude the ordinary, or breakfast
room Of tho Fifth Avenue Hotel at bk o'clock
In tho morning. The house was not yet awake.
Il was castor for the order to roach the
Kitchen than 1t would be for waiter. The
latter, II he entered by the Madison SQUARE
side. would have to pass mp the main corridor.
turn into and cross the cafe. enter door be-
side the bar, thence traverse dim hallway,
turn to tho left. ascend o short flight OF stairs.
and take several more twists, passing In his
fight the chefs little ONCE. the stewards quar-
ters, the knife sharpening and dlsh-washing
room, and several other outoroppings OF the
feeding department
Oatmeal, single ohop undertone. with Sara
togas, and apot Of coffee. And the gentleman'a
In hurry"
"Hullo, Fritz, are you the early birdf Well,
mako him tip you for It. And hope there's no
more train catchers this morning."
Il was the echo Of the sleepy young mans
order. The waiter stood at one end Of the vast
kitchen. measuring nearly hundred feet BY
fifty, into which tho daylight was struggling to
nook the few gas Jets which served only to
emphasize the gloom. The party addressed,
who was tho sole occupant Of the place. rose
stretched himself, ambled on to huge refrtg-
orator. from which he extracted the necessary
chop, and, returning. proceeded to prepare 1t
~ Al v1oHA q
rinthine way with the beginning Of the repast.
This is a lonely post for a man. isn't It ?"
The solitary cook viewed the suggestion with
A shrue which betrayed tho land Of his birth.
Then he yawned.
II suppose so, but don't mind It. and the
rest will be here soon. You see. don't have
much to do from to Q. but there's always some
Of these chaps In hotel that wouldn't be
Happy II they didn't take Q train that got under
way before tho sun did"
The six fires in the mighty range were burn
ing brfskly now, and cast q rudy glare upon
the walls whenever the cook uncovered that ut
which he was engaged. Fantastic shadows
danced upon the dark stone floor. and the pol
ished utensils on o long table in the centre OF
the room flashed back the glare defantly. The
range for forty feet stretched away black
monster. while beyond rose the great chin
ney, the open fireplace. and tho spit. upon
the opposite side Of the kitchen the long vege-
table range. serving table. and various other
appurtenances were lost. except for outline. In
the shade.
and turned to SEQ his fellows trooping in.
day. Soon they were followed 81 half dozen
range. while the males donned their white
caps and aprons and professional ai5 .,o,,
cbops and steaks, and get A a dozen chickens
ready, Never mind the picnic. girls that will
late, and NJ. Ferapd will soon be here"
1t is broad daylight now. and the kitchen ap.
corner Of The big room e door leading to
here are prepared the meats, &c. before they
are introduced to the range. Along one side
OF this smaller apartment runs the immense
rstrigorator. divided into compartments: into
fowl to feed an army. And here Gustav and
Pierre were busy. while their comrades were
arranging other details OF breakfast IN the
main room-two OF them being engaged al
huge boilers, from which arose delicious odors
Of coffee and tea